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Kid stuff? SailboatOwners.com at 10:20pm 11.25.07 Ask All Sailors 35/3410 How old were you when you first began sailing? Were you brought up sailing as a kid or did the bu
Mast Electrical connections - H 40.5 1996/7 George H260 at 10:19pm 11.25.07 Big Boats 2/925 Hi AllWill be bringing my new (to me) 40.5 north to Lake Champlain next spring and will have to ha
Rigging Failure Don Guillette at 2:10am 11.26.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/4222 Chances are that a rigging failure will not happen to you and you won't need to know the steps you m
Steveston Generator Tom Spohn at 2:58am 11.26.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1106 I received an e-mail from Steveston Marine in BC, Canada with an ad for this generator. Has anybody
Barlow 15 winch replacement suggestions Paul8857 at 8:48am 11.26.07 Smaller Boats 1/1553 I have a 1987 Hunter 23 and one of the Barlow 15 winches came apart and dropped the internals over t
Irwin Competition 30 photo search practicalsailor at 3:33am 11.26.07 Irwin 2/2984 Practical Sailor is looking for sailplan, layout and and photos of Irwin Competition 30 for an upcom
Nicks on the bow? wildlawnc at 3:52am 11.26.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1473 Looking for ideas for fixing numerous gelcoat nicks on the bow of an 1989 cat 25, from just above th
Grampian 26 centerboard cable Eric at 5:28am 11.26.07 Grampian 1/3270 Now that I have hauled my boat and it is sitting on stands in my yard, I have an issue with the cent
kells sailboats fine folly at 4:58am 11.26.07 Trailer Sailors 0/2831 Does anyone have any information on Kells sailboats? Mine is a 1976 , it has 222 on the sails. I was
Solar Ventilation Journey6534 at 6:19am 11.26.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1386 This month's Sail magazine has an article about improving cabin ventilation. I have an O'Day 22 and
Water in the bilge Harleyman18483 at 6:25am 11.26.07 Ask All Sailors 16/2308 I keep getting some water in the bilge (about 1 gallon in 24 hours) I have checked the engine compar
PROP David at 6:28am 11.26.07 Big Boats 2/1316 What are the pros and cons of 2 blade and 3 blade props for the 34 with the 25hp Universal? Thanks
Looking towards the Horizon..... Bad Obsession at 6:39am 11.26.07 Ask All Sailors 24/2524 Lately I have been thinking about selling my current boat. I have a 1990 Catalina 30. I love the b
Naming,renaming? Popeye18296 at 7:22am 11.26.07 Ask All Sailors 23/2611 Well here i are again!!!!! Have only seen a few posts on this so here it is.The name on stern of
rigging a spinaker Spar Trek at 9:47am 11.26.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1599 how do I rig a halyard on to my mast? The mast is set up for 2 halyards, jib ' main only. I've recen
L'Attitude Log - Norfolk - Ft. Pierce Buck Harrisonj at 10:04am 11.26.07 Big Boats 8/1298 For those interested.. here's my log if current ongoing sail South.Forgive my selling and apprevia
Dodger for Hunter 380 Ken at 11:39am 11.26.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1680 I am having difficulty locating a source for a dodger for my Hunter 380, year 2000. If any fellow H
Dorade Rebrass Tim Davis at 12:34pm 11.26.07 Big Boats 2/1004 I would like to have my dorades rebrassed. Does anyone know where this can be done?
Sail BOat Advice Terry at 10:46pm 11.24.07 Trailer Sailors 18/5776 I am nelatively new to sailing. I have only sailed the small dai sailers to date, but I am ready to
Full enclosure for a 410 AndrewB at 6:13pm 11.24.07 Big Boats 4/978 I would like to ask anyone with a full enclosure if they could take a series of photos so that we ca

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Hoses from somewhere going nowhere. BOSSailor at 5:35pm 10.27.21 Definitely sounds like the lines for a water heater. Do you have hot water when underway?
1987 Catalina 22 Anchor Rode (1) Leeward Rail at 5:20pm 10.27.21 Further to what @LakeShark said.. 3 strand/laid nylon is what is commonly used for anchor line. Ny
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Ward H at 5:14pm 10.27.21 I started doing my main the same way a couple of years ago. I then carefully roll it up so it just
Is there room for a Composting head in a 1983 Hunter 34? (1) heritage at 5:04pm 10.27.21 I installed a C-Head in my H27 last year. It was tight but does work. So nice to get rid of all th
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Tally Ho at 4:41pm 10.27.21 Quoting some movie I don't remember ... "The vines, they sleep." But in the spring they bring grea
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... shemandr at 4:40pm 10.27.21 Quoting some movie I don't remember ... "The vines, they sleep." But in the spring they bring great
Solent Stay H36 chichiflys at 4:31pm 10.27.21 DoB, I appreciate the thoughtful and helpful reply! My initial motivation was, albeit ignorantly, a
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... (1) Tally Ho at 4:28pm 10.27.21
Marelon Seacock fail! FastOlson at 4:24pm 10.27.21 Many years ago, when the series 93 ForeSpar valve was a new idea, we replaced all of our 1988 OEM Ma
Winterizing bilge on my H37 Tally Ho at 4:10pm 10.27.21 I put some AF in bilge to keep any water tha makes its way in there from freezing solid and doing da
S/E Marina Recommendations smokey73 at 3:31pm 10.27.21 Take a look at Beaufort SC. There are three marinas there.
S/E Marina Recommendations capta at 3:28pm 10.27.21 Charleston City Marina is one of the best marinas I've ever stayed in, anywhere in the world. When I
More on Maine Sail Project_Mayhem at 3:19pm 10.27.21 https://marinehowto.com/support Donated. Any chance you could sticky the url or put it in the firs
DIY Fuel Polishing System capta at 3:19pm 10.27.21 There is little advantage to a polishing system if your tank(s) are not spotlessly clean. You alread
DIY Fuel Polishing System Ralph Johnstone at 2:59pm 10.27.21 A cheaper approach might be to have the tank professionally polished (check the cost of pressure was
Mods to our 35s5 JRacer at 2:58pm 10.27.21 Looks really good. And, I like the low maintenance aspect!
1987 Catalina 22 Anchor Rode LakeShark at 2:57pm 10.27.21 I have the New Design with the anchor locker in the bow is that what your using? Either way don't
Marelon Seacock fail! Ralph Johnstone at 2:53pm 10.27.21 This is a Catalina thing. I guess if one was reeeeeeeaaaaaaalllllly into racing, a recessed mushr
Marelon Seacock fail! Hayden Watson at 2:36pm 10.27.21 @dLj I agree. I used Sikaflex 291 for my thru hull bedding and also used it on the the thru hull t
DIY Fuel Polishing System dmax at 2:34pm 10.27.21 That's an expensive system, you can build one yourself for much less. This thread has lots of good i

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